Environmental stories tagged with: london
London 2012 publishes Sustainability Guidelines
Monday, 2nd March 2009, 3:58 pm
London 2012 has published the first edition of its sustainability guidelines for corporate and public events, underlining its commitment to staging a sustainable Games in 2012.
 Sustainable Clothing action plan launched at London Fashion WeekFriday, 20th February 2009, 6:09 pm
A new action plan to make fashion more sustainable and less environmentally damaging was launched today at the start of London Fashion Week, by Defra Minister Lord Hunt.
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 Mayor launches 'Capital Growth' to boost locally grown food in LondonTuesday, 4th November 2008, 6:19 pm
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Rosie Boycott, Chair of London Food, today launched an innovative scheme to turn 2,012 pieces of land into thriving green spaces to grow food by 2012.
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 Johnson launches climate change adaption strategyThursday, 28th August 2008, 7:25 pm
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has launched his strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in London. The report shows that currently London is not designed to cope with the predicted changes. The launch of the strategy comes weeks after the Government's chief scientist advised that the UK needs to adapt to increased average global temperatures of four degrees.
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 Mayor launches London's Summer of CyclingMonday, 21st July 2008, 7:25 pm
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today joined Sky Sports News presenter Georgie Thompson and cyclists from across London to launch the capital's Summer of Cycling, which aims to encourage more Londoners to take to their bikes.
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Mayor Scraps £25 Congestion Charge
Tuesday, 8th July 2008, 6:52 pm
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has ended proposals for the CO2 Charge, which would have charged owners of large cars £25 a day to drive in the Central London Congestion Charge zone. The High Court has now confirmed that the paper work necessary to end the proposal has been completed and the CO2 charge is no more.
Black cabs go green
Thursday, 15th May 2008, 12:26 pm
London cab New plans will put hydrogen taxis on streets of London in time for the 2012 Olympics.
Porsche Threatens Court Action against London Major
Thursday, 28th February 2008, 6:47 pm
Porsche Cars Great Britain has announced its intention to make an application for judicial review of the proposed extension in the London congestion charge, which will see the cost of driving some cars in the capital rise from £8.00 a day to £25.00 a day.
Mayor Opens UK's First 'Green Homes' Service
Wednesday, 5th December 2007, 5:08 pm
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has launched the UK's first 'green homes' service to help Londoners cut climate change emissions by offering an easy, one-stop-shop for information on how to make homes more carbon efficient.
Walking London Made Easy
Monday, 3rd December 2007, 4:47 pm
Visitors to the Bond Street area will be able to find their way around with ease thanks to a new system of pedestrian information called Legible London.
Zero Carbon Challenge in London
Friday, 2nd November 2007, 1:34 pm
If the government is committed to pushing its climate change agenda, London's local authorities should be allowed to establish environmentally friendly 'eco-centres' in the capital.
Britain's Greenest City Consumes 2.78 Planets
Friday, 2nd November 2007, 11:55 am
In a report commissioned by WWF, 60 cities in England, Scotland and Wales were ranked by the average Ecological Footprint of their residents, with Newport and Plymouth with the smallest footprint, and Winchester with the biggest footprint.
Tories Provoke Outrage on North London Waste Authority
Friday, 21st September 2007, 11:41 am
Conservative councillors on the North London Waste Authority have provoked outrage by "ramming through a series of controversial measures" – such as paying recycling credits to Tesco and ending subsidies for reusable nappies – whilst most Liberal Democrat councillors were at their party's annual conference in Brighton.
Hovis Freewheel Set to Go
Thursday, 20th September 2007, 7:33 pm
For six hours this Sunday a nine mile route in London will be cleared of all traffic, except for 38,000 bicycles.
Tackling the School Run
Friday, 14th September 2007, 6:28 pm
New figures show significant progress on tackling the school run, but half of cars on the road during morning rush hour are still for trips to school.
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